Siemens Mobility will be supplying seven two-car Mireo Plus B battery train sets to private Danish railway company Midtjyske Jernbaner. The deal marks the first order for the model outside of Germany.Read more
Local transportation company Metro de Granada has awarded CAF with a contact to supply eight Urbos light rail vehicle sets. The units are expected to enter service in early 2024.Read more
Stadler on Friday announced a deal for the supply of 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co′Co′ locomotives adapted to the British gauge and specifications. Beacon Rail Leasing and GB Railfreight (GBRF) will make use of the...Read more
Alstom will be supplying 100 Flexity low-floor Next Generation Trams (NGTs) to the state of Victoria’s Department of Transport valued at some 700 million euros. The trams will be used for the Melbourne Tram Network...Read more
Deutsche Bahn International Operations (DB IO) will plan, operate and maintain the GO regional rail public transportation network in Toronto and the wider province of Ontario. The contract has a duration of 25 years and carries...Read more
Renfe will be equipping its trains with defibrillators. The Spanish railway company will be installing a total of 668 units, 50 of which will be installed at train stations.Read more
A US District Court sentenced a former Pacific Harbor Line train driver to three years in prison earlier this week, local media report. In 2020, the man intentionally derailed a shunting locomotive to target a...Read more
SCNF set up a new consortium earlier this month to accelerate the development of 3D printing on an industrial scale. Along with partners Centrale Nantes, VLM Robotics and 4D Pioneer, the railway company hopes this...Read more
SNCF kicked-off its OUIGO Classic services on Monday. The trains offer low-cost tickets to destinations on the Lyon-Paris-Nantes arch using refurbished rolling stock on some of France’s most historical tracks.Read more
Rolling stock manufacturers and parties involved in maintenance need to gain a deeper understanding of the levels of fatigue loading experienced by rolling stock. That is one of the recommendation made by the Office of...Read more
Stadler has received an order for 41 new KISS-type double decker multiple units from ÖBB to the tune of some 600 million euros. The first trains are expected to enter service in 2026.Read more
Renfe has commissioned Talgo to upgrade its Class 730 trains and Class 130 units. The interiors will be modernised for increased passenger comfort. The overhaul will be carried out at Talgo’s factory in Madrid.Read more
Alstom and ENGIE have agreed on a partnership that will see the two companies work on fuel cell drive trains for electric locomotives and the accompanying hydrogen production and distribution, respectively. The tie-up will target the...Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recommends improved tests and maintenance of brake cylinders on freight cars. That is one the three main recommendations listed in its final investigation report into the 2019 derailment...Read more
Alstom has signed a deal for 20 Coradia Stream train sets with the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF). The agreement, valued at 270 million euros, marks the company’s first-such contract in the country. To date,...Read more
